Ebola cases surpass 1,000 in DR Congo amid violence and displacement https://aje.news/pxlg8q
![Catholic nuns from the orphanage where Vanisa Anifa, a 6-month-old orphaned girl who died of Ebola, was staying, attend her funeral in Bunia, Congo [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreif4sje6m3xtdgivc76kmpq24nsmo62l5amrvtmligomsexggr4l5e)
![Red Cross workers prepare to bury Vanisa Anifa, a 6-month-old orphaned girl who died of Ebola, at the Bigo Cemetery, in Bunia, DR Congo. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreidxm73gfxhrt5rmzbprnrpemlj2uqb2y72ck6monqp4sr5m77twte)
![Health workers tend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara Treatment Center in Ituri, DR Congo. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreiaidj3g6odb2h5ujbtk6zmanjo2i2gfnefb25z6trb62sh62temte)
![Ebola survivors are discharged from the Rwampara treatment Center in Ituri. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreibfkfhq3ocxxim3uejsqmjybl26ha36its5qwdhxve2fylhgqp3h4)
June 23, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Ebola cases surpass 1,000 in DR Congo amid violence and displacement https://aje.news/pxlg8q
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo: Angry crowd sets Rwampara hospital tents on fire
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo: Angry crowd sets Rwampara hospital tents on fire
Grieving relatives and friends of a suspected Ebola victim were prevented from taking his body for burial.
www.bbc.com
May 21, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo: Angry crowd sets Rwampara hospital tents on fire
Moderna and other groups get US$60 million to develop Ebola vaccine https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/moderna-and-other-groups-get-us60-million-to-develop-ebola-vaccine/
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June 2, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Moderna and other groups get US$60 million to develop Ebola vaccine https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/moderna-and-other-groups-get-us60-million-to-develop-ebola-vaccine/
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Ebola tensions rise as treatment centre torched in DR Congo’s Ituri https://aje.news/dt1b4e
![Flames and smoke rise from an Ebola treatment centre in Rwampara, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. [Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne/AP Photo]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreiflmuhrfkdtm4ywrgfdby4opv56qmck2tdpvmonzbhkhkugowvb3u)
![DRC health authorities report 148 suspected deaths and nearly 600 suspected Ebola cases, with one death in neighbouring Uganda, according to the United Nations. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreihpnffaeim7oajwyzmuexnp7tx6wmrfbixsx536zku43wcztvqrom)
![A Congolese police officer guards the Ebola treatment centre after the facility was burned down in Rwampara. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreietxuvwpld72v4ntgv3iyxvfevjvcltx2zkeodw4usg5u5cjb47la)
![The head of the WHO says the current Ebola outbreak is almost certainly much larger than reported and is spreading rapidly. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreicqe5hh2jgosiqb6q2ejcs2xmixq72hwldc3cwlghi7jwqcslatrq)
May 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Ebola tensions rise as treatment centre torched in DR Congo’s Ituri https://aje.news/dt1b4e
Rwampara Hospital, DRC
May 21, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Rwampara Hospital, DRC
Police fired warning shots and tear gas in the northeastern Congolese town of Rwampara, after clashes erupted over the burial of an Ebola victim, with protesters forcing their way into a hospital and setting fire to medical tents, Reuters witnesses said.
May 22, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Police fired warning shots and tear gas in the northeastern Congolese town of Rwampara, after clashes erupted over the burial of an Ebola victim, with protesters forcing their way into a hospital and setting fire to medical tents, Reuters witnesses said.
Suspected index case was "nurse of unknown age who died at the Evangelical Medical Center (CME) in Bunia" who "presented symptoms suggestive of Ebola virus disease, namely: fever, hemorrhaging, and vomiting with severe weakness". That case "dates back to April 24, 2026, in the Rwampara health zone."
May 15, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Suspected index case was "nurse of unknown age who died at the Evangelical Medical Center (CME) in Bunia" who "presented symptoms suggestive of Ebola virus disease, namely: fever, hemorrhaging, and vomiting with severe weakness". That case "dates back to April 24, 2026, in the Rwampara health zone."
The distance between life and death is razor thin at one medical clinic in Rwampara, the heart of the epidemic ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo. The recently built outdoor ward has treated 708 Ebola patients, 291 of whom have died from the virus as of this month. nyti.ms/3UdxH5W
August 14, 2026 at 3:20 AM
The distance between life and death is razor thin at one medical clinic in Rwampara, the heart of the epidemic ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo. The recently built outdoor ward has treated 708 Ebola patients, 291 of whom have died from the virus as of this month. nyti.ms/3UdxH5W
13/ What to watch:
• Positivity rate (62% → 49% surveillance broadening ✓)
• Contact tracing in Bunia
• Security in Rwampara post-attack
• Clinical trial protocols
• SPRP cost estimate (days away)
• South Sudan: alerts under investigation, no confirmed cases
• Positivity rate (62% → 49% surveillance broadening ✓)
• Contact tracing in Bunia
• Security in Rwampara post-attack
• Clinical trial protocols
• SPRP cost estimate (days away)
• South Sudan: alerts under investigation, no confirmed cases
May 23, 2026 at 11:26 AM
13/ What to watch:
• Positivity rate (62% → 49% surveillance broadening ✓)
• Contact tracing in Bunia
• Security in Rwampara post-attack
• Clinical trial protocols
• SPRP cost estimate (days away)
• South Sudan: alerts under investigation, no confirmed cases
• Positivity rate (62% → 49% surveillance broadening ✓)
• Contact tracing in Bunia
• Security in Rwampara post-attack
• Clinical trial protocols
• SPRP cost estimate (days away)
• South Sudan: alerts under investigation, no confirmed cases
There was a big recent rise in Cumulative Confirmed Deaths from the Rwampara Health Zone to 236, making it now the highest.
There were also significant rises in Nizi, Lita and Nia-Nia.
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There were also significant rises in Nizi, Lita and Nia-Nia.
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July 26, 2026 at 12:49 PM
There was a big recent rise in Cumulative Confirmed Deaths from the Rwampara Health Zone to 236, making it now the highest.
There were also significant rises in Nizi, Lita and Nia-Nia.
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There were also significant rises in Nizi, Lita and Nia-Nia.
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Rwampara hospital lies near Bunia in the DRC's Ituri province, the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak.
Crowd torches Ebola hospital tents in DR Congo
Rwampara hospital lies near Bunia in the DRC's Ituri province, the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak.
l.euronews.com
May 22, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Rwampara hospital lies near Bunia in the DRC's Ituri province, the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak.
this is stuff that can be prepared for if the resources are available
May 19, 2026 at 1:10 AM
this is stuff that can be prepared for if the resources are available
10/ Why 11% in Bunia?
→ Active armed conflict
→ 100k+ newly displaced
→ 4M needing humanitarian aid
→ 10M facing acute hunger
→ 85% of facilities: critical drug shortages
→ Yesterday: hospital tents and supplies set on fire in Rwampara
A humanitarian crisis is eating the response.
→ Active armed conflict
→ 100k+ newly displaced
→ 4M needing humanitarian aid
→ 10M facing acute hunger
→ 85% of facilities: critical drug shortages
→ Yesterday: hospital tents and supplies set on fire in Rwampara
A humanitarian crisis is eating the response.
May 23, 2026 at 11:26 AM
10/ Why 11% in Bunia?
→ Active armed conflict
→ 100k+ newly displaced
→ 4M needing humanitarian aid
→ 10M facing acute hunger
→ 85% of facilities: critical drug shortages
→ Yesterday: hospital tents and supplies set on fire in Rwampara
A humanitarian crisis is eating the response.
→ Active armed conflict
→ 100k+ newly displaced
→ 4M needing humanitarian aid
→ 10M facing acute hunger
→ 85% of facilities: critical drug shortages
→ Yesterday: hospital tents and supplies set on fire in Rwampara
A humanitarian crisis is eating the response.
VIDEO: Ebola treatment center in the Democratic Republic of Congo burns as gunfire erupts nearby. Residents are seen targeting an NGO vehicle, escalating tensions in Rwampara. Authorities struggle to manage the outbreak as critical medical infrastructure collapses amid growing local hostility.
Ebola treatment center burns in eastern Congo city of Rwampara
The Ebola treatment center in Rwampara in the Democratic Republic of Congo, burned Thursday as gunshots could be heard nearby and local residents were seen chasing away and hitting a white four-wheel drive vehicle often used by NGOs in the area.
apnews.com
May 22, 2026 at 9:42 AM
VIDEO: Ebola treatment center in the Democratic Republic of Congo burns as gunfire erupts nearby. Residents are seen targeting an NGO vehicle, escalating tensions in Rwampara. Authorities struggle to manage the outbreak as critical medical infrastructure collapses amid growing local hostility.
Bunia remains the leading Health Zone in terms of cases. The growth still looks a bit slower in Rwampara.
There were sharp recent jumps in Mongbalu and Nizi.
The case curve in Katwa (in Nord-Kivu) is accelerating.
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There were sharp recent jumps in Mongbalu and Nizi.
The case curve in Katwa (in Nord-Kivu) is accelerating.
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July 26, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Bunia remains the leading Health Zone in terms of cases. The growth still looks a bit slower in Rwampara.
There were sharp recent jumps in Mongbalu and Nizi.
The case curve in Katwa (in Nord-Kivu) is accelerating.
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There were sharp recent jumps in Mongbalu and Nizi.
The case curve in Katwa (in Nord-Kivu) is accelerating.
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I am expecting that the attack on science & healthcare will only escalate. Thanks to disinfo spreaders creating conditions for violence.
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo: Angry crowd sets Rwampara hospital tents on fire
Grieving relatives and friends of a suspected Ebola victim were prevented from taking his body for burial.
www.bbc.com
May 22, 2026 at 8:21 PM
I am expecting that the attack on science & healthcare will only escalate. Thanks to disinfo spreaders creating conditions for violence.
“Around 246 cases and 65 deaths have been reported, mainly in the gold-mining towns of Mongwalu and Rwampara” www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ebola outbreak kills 65 in eastern DR Congo's Ituri province
Africa's top health agency says around 246 cases have been reported.
www.bbc.com
May 15, 2026 at 12:36 PM
“Around 246 cases and 65 deaths have been reported, mainly in the gold-mining towns of Mongwalu and Rwampara” www.bbc.com/news/article...
⚠️ Squeezed onto the back of a motorcycle, clearly exhausted and symptomatic, a young woman arrived at Rwampara hospital, where overwhelmed health workers have found themselves on the front line of a deadly Ebola outbreak.
➡️ u.afp.com/SDia
➡️ u.afp.com/SDia
May 27, 2026 at 12:10 PM
⚠️ Squeezed onto the back of a motorcycle, clearly exhausted and symptomatic, a young woman arrived at Rwampara hospital, where overwhelmed health workers have found themselves on the front line of a deadly Ebola outbreak.
➡️ u.afp.com/SDia
➡️ u.afp.com/SDia
Ebola ravaging the Congo. The city of Rwampara alone has lost 291 patients in Aug
Working at the clinic is dangerous. 100 health workers contracted the virus & 36 have died - dozens went on strike over unpaid gov't wages leaving patients at the clinic without care for days
🎁 link @nytimes.com
Working at the clinic is dangerous. 100 health workers contracted the virus & 36 have died - dozens went on strike over unpaid gov't wages leaving patients at the clinic without care for days
🎁 link @nytimes.com
August 14, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Ebola ravaging the Congo. The city of Rwampara alone has lost 291 patients in Aug
Working at the clinic is dangerous. 100 health workers contracted the virus & 36 have died - dozens went on strike over unpaid gov't wages leaving patients at the clinic without care for days
🎁 link @nytimes.com
Working at the clinic is dangerous. 100 health workers contracted the virus & 36 have died - dozens went on strike over unpaid gov't wages leaving patients at the clinic without care for days
🎁 link @nytimes.com
First person to recover from Ebola leaves Bunia treatment centre: www.radiomoto.net/2026/05/28/r...
RDC – Ebola : le tout 1ᵉʳ guéri quitte le centre de traitement à Rwampara (Bunia)
La maladie à virus Ebola, on peut en guérir. En témoigne la guérison d’une personne dans la zone de santé de Rwampara, en ville de Bunia. Cette personne a été déchargée de son lieu de traitement, jeud...
www.radiomoto.net
May 28, 2026 at 3:21 PM
First person to recover from Ebola leaves Bunia treatment centre: www.radiomoto.net/2026/05/28/r...
